Nye’s Polonaise Room

Plans for a high-rise in northeast Minneapolis took a step forward this week, but not everyone is happy. The Neighborhood Association approved the plans Wednesday night with overwhelming support, but the new construction could have a big impact on an old church.

Legendary Minneapolis bar Nye’s Polonaise Room will be getting the accordion treatment in a proposed planned submitted by developer Schafer Richardson. Renderings released by ESG Architects show that two of the three buildings that make up Nye’s will be included in the proposed 29-story apartment tower situated above the bar.

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